“...Discussion on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on African Americans has been at center stage since the outbreak of the epidemic in the United States. To...”

“...This chapter reviews the growing body of research in economics which concentrates on the education gender gap and its evolution, over time and across...”

“...We offer a rationale for the decision to extend the franchise to women within a politico-economic model where men are richer than women, women display a higher...”

“...•We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in the late 19th century.•Female primary school enrollment, relative to that of males, is...”

“...This article explores the empirical determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa over the 1992-2007 period. Our dataset includes those sub-Saharan...”

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“...•We study the determinants of intra-household decision making.•We employ a direct measure provided in the 1989–2010 Bank of Italy SHIW.•Decision-making...”